Building the capacity of leaders working at the intersection of policy, practice, and place.
Vision and Mission
Vision
Communities drive climate adaptation alongside technical experts and policymakers. Together, we define what it means to be resilient and to “live with water” by transforming policies, practices, and places.
Mission
Foster leadership by building shared knowledge. Facilitate inclusive planning practices. Develop shared values and priorities to guide top-down and bottom-up actions.
Values
We believe that plans and processes that affect communities must be transparent, accessible, equitable, inclusive, and intentional.
We believe any work that impacts community must be grounded in community expertise, wisdom, capacity, and understanding of history.
We believe in shared responsibility. We can solve our water challenges together.
We believe in accountability to stakeholders, fellow participants, co-creators, and funders. We welcome adaptation, growth, and improving our process.
Methods
We cultivate leadership on water and climate adaptation. We co-create curriculum with different sectors and stakeholder groups, with a focus on sharing stories, field trips, and hands-on skill building.
Community Impact
Water Leaders are active in the community as advocates and activists, entrepreneurs, artists, scholars, teachers, and researchers. They engage in cross-sector dialogue, knowledge exchange, and critical planning and implementation processes.
“You can take someone who’s never been a leader before but they have the desire to take that information and spread it and talk to someone. If you like a subject you could become a leader with it.”
- Co-creator
You can become a Water Leader.
